Hat pad



May 27, 1924. 1,495,895

' I. EUSTER ET AL V HAT PAD Filed July 5, 19212 A TTORNE Y.

Eatented May 2.7, 1924.

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HAT PAD.

Application filed July 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IsAAo Eus'rnnand ROBERT EUs'rnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Middlesboro, in the county of Bell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Pads, of which the following is a specification.

.This invention relates to a fitting attachment for hats, and has for its object to provide an attachment of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for not only reducing the size of. a hat when desired to fit the wearer, but furthermore providing means for obtaining a comfortable fit of a. hat when the head of the wearer is of irregular shape, more especially when the head is long instead of natural.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the purpose referred to and in a manner as hereinafter set forth, to overcome the disadvantages of the ordinary cotton or paper stuffing employed for hat fitting purposes, such disadvantages being that the cotton stufiing rolls up and creates an ill fit, and that the paper filling causes the hat to feel very uncomfortable. This latter disadvantage is also present when the cotton stuffing rolls up.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a fitting attachment for hats, which is extremely simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, readily applied to the hat, efficient in its use, and inexpensive to manufacture. 1

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel.

construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to, which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hat, with the sweat band broken away, showing the adaption therewith of a hat fitting attachment in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a section of a hat illustrating the position of the fitting attachment with respect to the sweat band of the hat,

1922. Serial No. 572,923.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of. a hat fit tingattachment in accordance with this invention,

, Fig. 4 isa front elevation, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view, broken away, of a modification.

Referring tothe drawings in detail, 1 denotes the crown, 2 the rim and 3 the sweat. ba'nd'o-f a hat and the fitting attachmentin accordance with this-invention is adaptedto be interposed between the sweat band 3;

and the inner face of the crown. Referring to Figs. 1 tol of the drawings, the fitting attachmentconsists of an elongated body portion-4 of relatively thin flexible material, possessing a slight stiffening characteristic, and by way of example, a strip of thin transparent celluloid may be employed as the body portion for the attachment, but it is to be understood that any suitable material possessing the'necessary flexibility and rigidity can be used. The longitudinal edge 5 of the body portion 4, is of greater length than the other longitudinal edge 6, and the said edges 5, 6, are connected togethed by the curved end edges 7 Secured to one face of the body portion 4, is a cushionin element 8 of the same contour as the bocy portion 4, but the said cushioning element 8 is of less length and less width than the body portion 4, and when the cushioning element 8 is secured to the body portion 4, it is so positioned as to provide the marginal portion of the body 4 to extend entirely around and project from. the edges of the cushioning element 8 Means for securing the element 8 to the body at consist of a row of stitching 9, which ex-I tends throughout the marginal portion of said element 8 and through the body portion 4.

The element 8 is formed from any suitable fabric which will'set up a cushioning effect, preferably, cotton padding of the desired thickness. I

The pad is fitted between either a felt or come .any bulging of the sweat band at the top and bottom thereof and further in this connection, it has been found that if the cushioning element is placed in position,

corresponding to the body 4 and element 8, but-in lieu ofsecuri-ng the'element 11 to the body portion 10 through the medium of a row of stitching,theelement '11 is secured to one face of the bodyportion 10 by a suitable adhesive material 12.

Q WVhat we claim is 1. A fitting attachment for hats for interposition between the sweat band and the crown of the hat comprising a body portion formed of'a narrow substantially thin strip of flexible material and a cushioning element secured to oneface of said body portion, said cushioning element of less width and of less'length than said body portion and'positionedagainst thesaid face of said body portion' toproyide for the marginal part of the body portion to extend entirely around and project from said element thereby preventing the bulging of the sweat band at the top and bottom thereof when the attachment is mounted in fitting position.

2. A fitting attachment for hats for interposition between the sweat band and the crown of the hat comprising a body portion formed of a narrow substantially thin strip of flexible material 'havingeach of its'ends pointed and a cushionin element of the L 7 b same contour as the contour of saidbo'dy portion and having its edges secured throughout to said body portion, said cush ioning element of less length and of less width than the length and width of the body portion whereby the latter will project from each edge of said element thereby preventing the bulging of the-sweat band at the top andbottom thereof when the attachment is mounted in fitting position.

tures hereto.

ISAAC EUSTE-R.

ROBERT EUSTE 

